The RCP&E Rapid City to Huron train slowly pokes east along the PRC Sub near Van Meter. This area really takes you to no man's land. The area is desolate and it is crazy to see some of the abandon... (more)

The only place to meet trains between Pierre and Phillip is at JC Siding. Located at MP 505 and 6000 feet long, meets are pretty common here and at Wall (MP 591). With over 100 miles of 10 mph tra... (more)

The crew on this Huron to Rapid City train is about 10 miles from the end of their day at Philip. The train slowly rolls by this old abandoned school house on Powell Road. The countryside out here... (more)

Water has been a big problem in South Dakota this summer. The RCP&E has had some problems fighting Mother Nature and her water because of it. Here along the PRC Sub east of Midland the Bad River l... (more)

The north end of the Black Hills Sub doesn't offer much for scenery or population. Along highway 212 the Belle Fourche Job pokes along at 10 mph enroute to Rapid City. The train is pretty much mad... (more)

On Saturday the RCP&E cabbed a crew from Rapid City to Colony to finish up the night job's work and head south with 68 loads for Rapids. This is the far end of the old DM&E/CNW. This is the Black ... (more)

A pair of SD40-2's bracket a GP38-3 on RCPE's LBFRC making the return trip north toward Belle Fourche.

A 4-pack of RCPE SD40-2's lead the LBFRC up out of Sturgis and toward Rapid City. In Rapid, they will swap the train of bentonite loads for empties and then return to Belle Fourche that evening.

A 4-pack of RCPE SD40-2's lead the LBFRC into the Black Hills and thru a sag outside of Whitewood and toward Rapid City. In Rapid, they will swap the train of bentonite loads for empties and then ... (more)

A four pack of RCPE SD40-2's lead the LBFRC into the Black Hills and toward Rapid City under hazy skies created by forest fires out west. Once in Rapid, they will swap the train of bentonite loads... (more)

Ellis and Eastern RR 77 and 87 are on BNSF rails enroute from the quarry in Corson to Sioux Falls. Both units were recently painted after being acquired when EE purchased the Minnesota Southern Ra... (more)

We're looking down the main street in Fairview SD to catch the D&I rock train rolling thru the Iowa countryside on the other side of the Big Sioux River.

The Dakota and Iowa rock train is moving behind 3 of the 5 SD40-2's on the roster, plus a GP39-2 trailing that will set out at Hawarden. DAIR3029 was built as Missouri Pacifi 6041. Were about a mi... (more)

Ellis and Eastern RR 77 and 87 have just departed the Concrete Materials Quarry in Corson on BNSF rails. Both units were recently painted after being acquired when EE purchased the Minnesota South... (more)

Ellis and Eastern RR 77 and 87 on a sand train out of Corson is passing Falls Park on BNSF rails near downtown Soiux Falls. Both units were recently painted after being acquired when EE purchased ... (more)